Welcome to my Production Diary

I often get asked, "What does a producer do?" Obviously, I produce. Mostly, this looks like me sitting in front of my Mac at Starbucks looking worried or deep in thought.
This blog should help you understand better what a producer does, as I chronicle my adventures on and off set.
-Chris

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Looking Back

As I sit in the office on New Years Eve, slaving away on a project, I figured I should take some time and reflect on the last year. 2008 has been a whirlwind. A year ago, I was a staff coordinator at a great production company in San Diego. I had 8 producers to coordinate for, plus working on in house projects, a steady paycheck, and a nice apartment across the street from the Del Mar Racetrack. Not to mention, I was in the middle of post for my webseries, "Zed Lapel Pin."
Then I got the crazy idea that I should go freelance. In no time, I was working on reality shows and feature films. I started doing more work in LA and eventually got hired on by my friends at Llewellyn Films producing dramatic re-enactments for an interview show.
Now that we are in the waning hours of 2008, it feels good to look in the rearview mirror and see 14 episodes of TV show, 3 feature films, 3 spec commercials shot on RED, a pilot for a reality show, and many other projects. I cant wait to see what is ahead in 2009.